Iraqi Christians Demand Ministerial Positions In Iraqi Parliament

BAGHDAD: Yonadam Kanna, head of the Al-Rafidain Christian bloc in the Iraqi parliament, demanded Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to stop making the “mistake” of the previous government through its marginalisation of the Christian groups.

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In a statement to a news agency, Kanna said that the set-up of the new government, as was announced by Al-Abadi, was “a big disappointment for all Christians and a shock for everybody. How did those in charge of the formation of the government use the share of the Christian component in such a disrespectful manner? We are very resentful of the way the Christian component has been marginalized in Al-Abadi’s government.”